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The complete breakdown of the 2024 Ballon d'Or voting has been released.
Following the announcement of Rodri as the winner of the ever-so-coveted Ballon d'Or, pipping Real Madrid's Vinicius, fans have eagerly awaited for the breakdown of the voting.
For the first time in many years, the Ballon d'Or did not have a guaranteed shoo-in, with three candidates, Rodri, Vinicius and Jude Bellingham all in the run-in until the end.
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How the Ballon d'Or was voted
The Ballon d’Or is voted by journalist delegates from the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings. The journalists rank players by positions, and after the polling, the points are calculated.
Rodri won by amassing 1170 points a mere 41 points behind second-placed Vinicius Jr, who had 1129 points.
Full points break down
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1. Rodri (Spain, Manchester City), 1,170 points.
2. Vinicius Jr. (Brazil, Real Madrid), 1,129 pts.
3. Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid), 917 pts.
4. Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid), 550 pts.
5. Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City), 432 pts.
6. Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris-SG), 420 pts.
7. Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter Milan), 402 pts.
8. Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona), 383 pts.
9. Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid), 291 pts.
10. Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich), 201 pts.
11. Phil Foden (England, Manchester City), 157 pts.
12. Florian Wirtz (Germany, Leverkusen), 101 pts.
13. Dani Olmo (Spain, RB Leipzig), 86 pts.
14. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta Bergamo), 82 pts.
15. Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Bilbao), 73 pts.
16. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Leverkusen), 60 pts.
17. Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid), 58 pts.
18. Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa), 28 pts.
19. Martin Ödegaard (Norway, Arsenal), 16 pts.
20. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Turkey, Inter Milan), 15 pts.
21. Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal), 14 pts.
22. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid), 13 pts.
23. Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City), 8 pts.
24. William Saliba (France, Arsenal), 8 pts.
25. Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City, Chelsea), 7 pts.
26. Declan Rice (England, Arsenal), 5 pts.
27. Vitinha (Portugal, Paris-SG), 5 pts.
28. Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Leverkusen), 2 pts.
29. Artem Dovbik (Ukraine, SK-Dnipro 1, Girona), 0 pt.
30. Mats Hummels (Germany, Dortmund), 0 pt.
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